Month: August 2009

DIY Velcro pedal straps

Richard MasonerAugust 11, 20094 Comments on DIY Velcro pedal straps

Psst! Remember the contest.

Velcro bicycle pedal foot strap MAKE Gadget Lab posted plans for “FootBelts” — DIY pedal straps. They use a wide strip of vinyl webbing and Velco to make a set of “speed straps” to allow you to quickly strap your feet in to the pedals.

I wonder if the MAKE plans can be modified to mount the strap diagonally across the pedal?

I’m a long time fan of Power Grips straps. They’re stiff straps that work well to keep my shoes connected to my bicycle pedals, and they work with any shoe. Power Grips are mounted diagonally so you slip your shoe in slightly sideways, and the strap tightens when you straighten your foot for pedaling so that it ‘cinches’ automatically. It works really well and there’s no need to reach down to quickly attach the straps.

Power Grips bicycle pedal

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Chris Boardman’s Bike

Richard MasonerAugust 11, 200912 Comments on Chris Boardman’s Bike

Psst! There’s a contest!

Former UK Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman created what he envisions to be a bike of the future.

Built in solar cells overlaid on the carbon fiber frame power an electric assist motor and other electronics on the bike, including a fingerprint recognition anti-theft feature and built in cyclocomputer. Spokeless wheels reduce air drag, and puncture resistant tires are self inflating.

Boardman was known as “The Professor” for his meticulous attention to detail in training and for his technical know how. He’s applied his knowledge in the bikes he helps design for Boardman Bikes.

More about this bike at the Daily Mail. Via Fast Company and Pedalr. I would’ve sent this to James, but he’s having some Internet access problems in China.

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Giveaway: Strange Cargo bicycle t-shirt

Richard MasonerAugust 11, 2009128 Comments on Giveaway: Strange Cargo bicycle t-shirt

Update: Contest is closed. Congrats to winner Danger Josh.

Todays’ edition of Cyclelicious is sponsored by Strange Cargo from Chicago, Illinois. Enter to win a Strange Cargo bicycle t-shirt. A cool thing about Strange Cargo — after you select the design you want, you can preview the design on any of several shirt colors and shirt styles.

Contest open only to USA only. THREE ways to enter:

  • Enter a comment after this blog post.
  • Tweet to Twitter: Win bicycle tshirt from @cyclelicious and @thestrangecargo http://www.cyclelicio.us/
  • Post a link to Strange Cargo’s bicycle shirt page and to this contest from your blog or other social media site such as Facebook or Flickr and leave a comment here with a link that I can get to to that page

A winner will be selected at random from among all entries. You may enter up to three times — once via a comment on this blog, once via Twitter, and once from your blog or other social media site. The contest closes Wednesday morning (USA Pacific Time) when I will select a winner.

Once I announce the winner, you must get in contact with me so I can get your contact information. Your contact info will be passed along to Strange Cargo for prize fulfillment.

Good luck. On your mark, get set, and go comment and tweet!

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